The understanding that even bees have feelings is changing our view of consciousnessTue, 27 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 From jays that seem to say "sorry" to insects that play, signs of emotional inner life across the animal kingdom are giving us new perspectives on what consciousness is, and how we might pin it down | |
AI refutes 30-year-old mathematical assumption in computer scienceTue, 27 Oct 2026 15:28:44 +0000 A central tenet in computer science has apparently been disproven by OpenAI, a result that will force textbooks to be rewritten if it is confirmed | |
Clues from the Dead Sea could explain ancient drying of the MediterraneanTue, 27 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000 The high salt concentration in the Dead Sea drives the warming and shrinking of the lake, and something similar may have happened in the Mediterranean 5.5 million years ago | |
Vaccines could be about to revolutionise acne treatmentsTue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Acne could be caused by our immune systems overreacting to proteins released by skin bacteria. Columnist Michael Le Page looks into the experimental treatments aiming to block this process and prevent or reduce acne | |
Major greenhouse gases rise again to record levelsTue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Levels of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide in the atmosphere continued to rise in 2025, along with a lesser-known gas with a more powerful warming effect | |
Wind turbines have killed 19 million bats in 40 years in the USMon, 26 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Nearly 19 million bats are estimated to have been killed by wind turbines in the US between 1981 and 2024, but measures can be taken to make them less deadly | |
‘Oddball’ test lets us glimpse how monkeys see the worldMon, 26 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000 Compared with humans, macaques are more likely to miss the bigger picture, but are also less confused by flipped images | |
Predatory amphibians swam the seas 237 million years agoMon, 26 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Until now, it was thought that the squishy, permeable skin of amphibians was unsuited for marine life because it would absorb too much salt from sea water – but a fossil found in China upends that view | |
Your brain’s unexpected ability to regenerate and how to harness itMon, 26 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 The controversial discovery that our brains can generate new neurons surprisingly late in life is now prompting a rethink of adult brain health, pointing the way to better treatments for stroke, dementia and depression | |
Robotic dog controlled with a computer powered by human blood cellsMon, 26 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000 A start-up has already used a biological computer to play Pong, and now the firm says the technology can be used to control robots | |